She thought he was about to beat up her best friend. So she dumped an entire tray of meatballs over one of the most famous men in Hollywood.
Nothing ever happens in Mel's tiny hometown.
Until Hollywood comes to Gallup.
Eighteen-year-old Mel is perfectly happy helping her aunt run the local diner when a blockbuster movie rolls into town-and suddenly she's catering for hundreds of actors, crew members, and one very demanding superstar.
Max Falcon is Hollywood royalty. Oscar winner. Billionaire. One of the most desired men on the planet.
He's also an obsessive method actor.
Right now, Max isn't Max.
He's Arthur Templeton: ruthless 1930s bootlegger, gangster, and notorious womanizer.
So when Mel sees the enormous stranger apparently preparing to beat her childhood friend with a belt, she doesn't see a movie rehearsal.
She sees a bully.
And covers him in meatballs.
Mel expects to be sued.
Max has something very different in mind.
From the instant the sauce clears and he sees the furious redhead responsible, Max knows he has to have her. But convincing Mel that he's not actually the dangerous gangster she met might prove harder than winning an Oscar.
Especially when Max Falcon has never been very good at breaking character.
Breaking Character is a fast, outrageous, high-heat insta-love romance featuring a billionaire movie star, a small-town heroine, forced proximity, celebrity fantasy, possessive protector energy, obsession, and an over-the-top happily ever after. For adult readers only.